Chapter 1: The City of a Thousand Mountains
Although Qianshan City is not as blessed as the three major caves in the world, it is located at the junction of overseas immortal mountains and the Central Plains, surrounded by mountains of different heights and beautiful scenery.
Legend has it that there were immortals who ascended here, and left a protective barrier. Therefore, people who practice will come here to see it when they pass by.
Not far from the city gate, you can see an antique mansion with a high plaque engraved with a cloud character on the gate.
The Yun family has lived in Qianshan City for generations, and their ancestors also had cultivators, and later settled in Qianshan City, and their descendants have taken business as their business.
Although no one cultivates immortals, they have obeyed the orders of their ancestors for generations, and accepted and helped cultivators who passed through Qianshan City.
"Daoyou is polite, what Yun can do is not enough to worry about." In the main hall, an adult man who looked like a merchant was sitting on the main seat, looking at the old Taoist priest on the side.
This person is the head of the Yun family's generation, Yun Xiao.
"It was really helpless to stay in the Yun family for two days. Poor Dao heard that there were monsters and came here, but he had already escaped from it, so there was no need to stay longer. However, prepare to worship at the fairy temple on the top of the mountain for one night, and leave directly tomorrow morning. The old Taoist priest smiled and waved his hand, sensing that something was wrong, and his eyes swept into the hall fiercely, and finally landed at the door.
Sure enough, at this moment, a young man's head quietly poked out of the door, showed his eyes and looked inward, and immediately retracted after a slight contact with the old Taoist priest's gaze.
The old Taoist priest looked sideways at Yun Xiao and pointed out the door and asked, "This is?" Yun Xiao showed a hint of embarrassment on his face and beckoned: "Yan'er come in." The young man knew that he had been discovered, so he had no choice but to walk in, and when he passed by the old Taoist priest, he seemed a little frightened, and his pace quickened a little, until he stood beside his father, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
The old Taoist priest had been watching him since the boy entered the door, and saw that he was surprisingly thin. Compared with ordinary children, there is a little more cold aura on the body, and a little less vitality.
Yun Xiao put his big hand behind the young man and gently pushed him forward: "This is the dog, Yun Lanyan." The old Taoist priest stood up and walked to Yun Lanyan's side, looked at it carefully, patted his shoulder lightly, and said with a smile: "The muscles and bones are good, it is a good material, but this physique seems to be." The old Taoist priest stopped talking.
Yun Lanyan's eyes had just come into contact with the old Taoist's sharp eyes, and he was stunned at first, and then his heart couldn't help but rise with fear.
Out of instinct, he hurriedly looked away and stood in place tremblingly. pondering in my heart, shocking my heart with gestures, is this a manifestation of advanced cultivation?
Yun Xiao shook his head and sighed lightly: "This child's physique has always worried me the most. If it weren't for the help of monks, I am afraid that they would not have lived to be two years old. "The Yun family has been a single lineage since Yun Xiao's generation.
Yun Lanyan has been weak and sickly since she was born, and because of this special physique, she is easy to attract ghosts and aliens.
This makes the parents at home try their best to take care of them on weekdays, for fear of any mistakes. Fortunately, the ancestors settled here, and there is an enchantment left by the immortals of Thousand Mountains City to protect it.
Thanks to the legacy of the ancestors of the Yun family, many cultivators have been helped by many cultivators, and through the guidance of masters, they have been able to be safe and free from nuisances for many years.
However, he is still walking on thin ice and does not dare to deviate in the slightest. Since Yun Xiao took over the position of head of the family, he has paved the way for the bridge of Qianshan City, and also built temples outside the city to worship the immortals who have attained Taoism in Qianshan City, hoping to use the blessings of the immortals to protect the incense of the Yun family.
The old Taoist priest shook the sleeves of his shabby gray and white Taoist robe helplessly, walked back to his seat with his hands and sighed: "It's a pity." Yun Lanyan was naturally speechless in front of the elders, but she knew in her heart that more than one monk senior had sighed like this, and there was also a heroic and awe-inspiring old-timer who mentioned in front of his father that he wanted to accept him as an apprentice, but his father politely refused.
Yun Xiao patted Yun Lanyan and said softly: "You go down, don't run around." Yun Lanyan bowed to his father and the old Taoist priest in a decent manner, and then retired.
When he arrived at the inner courtyard, Yun Lanyan struggled to climb up to one of the not too high roofs in front of the room, lying on it and looking up at the sky, thinking about the immortal cultivators who had been guests at home over the years, which one was not the sword holder, and in the air, ordinary people could only look up.
"Little Ancestor, come down quickly, it's dangerous up there." I heard Grandma Sun calling at him anxiously.
This is the old servant chosen by his father and mother to take care of the young man, more like Yun Lanyan's relatives. has been very good to him since he was a child, and sometimes if he gets into trouble, Grandma Sun always speaks for him.
Don't look at Grandma Sun who is over half a hundred years old, but she is still full of energy, and she is also kind and gentle.
Yun Lanyan stood on the roof and refused to go down, fantasizing that she would also fly in the sky and float among the clouds. He said, "One day, I will be as powerful as the old-timers, at least, at least I can go wherever I want." Most of the time, he could only stay at home and look out the window at the ordinary children in groups, playing in the streets and alleys, not to mention how envious he was.
Often the more you try to protect it, the more it will make the teenager feel lonely, and the more he will try to attract attention.
If you see him pondering and silent, it means that the little young master is planning something again, and the servants will start to be on guard.
In private, there were many discussions that if it weren't for the body of the little young master, he would have to poke a hole in the sky. It's just that there are a few people who can really understand what he thinks at a young age.
"Okay, well, but you come down first, you're only nine years old now, and it's not too late to go to school when you grow up." Grandma Sun always coaxed him in this way, so as not to put him in danger.
Yun Lanyan still didn't hear it, fantasizing to herself.
"Get me down!" An angry roar came from under the eaves, which frightened Yun Lanyan. Then I listened to Yun Xiao continue
"Messing around like this, I'll go and kneel down a stick of incense later." Yun Lanyan said a little stunned: "But, but, I, I, didn't say anything.
Honestly got off the roof and walked to Yun Xiao's side with his head down. Yun Xiao stroked the young man's head with his big hand, and comforted him in a greeting voice: "Cultivating immortals is not a good thing, and the hardships are not something that ordinary people can endure. You have been frail since you were a child, and your parents only hope that you can live a safe and happy life, and you will be satisfied. Yun Lanyan didn't know how to answer, and was stunned for a long time without speaking.
But he knew in his heart that it wasn't what he liked. The principle of not doing to others what you would not do to yourself was taught to you by my father, but when it came to myself, I couldn't choose for myself.
That night, Grandma Sun took care of Lan Yan to sleep, but he pestered her mother-in-law to tell him a story. Grandma Sun couldn't help it, so she had to tell him the origin of Qianshan City: According to legend, there were advanced cultivators in the mountains who retreated in the mountains.
At the time of success, the rainbow light in the mountain flashed out, shining with thousands of brilliance, and the Tao flew into immortals, and the demons and monsters within a radius of 100 miles were afraid of the immortal supernatural powers, and all escaped.
Later, the place where the immortals retreated and cultivated, was discovered and slowly established the Thousand Mountains City. This Thousand Mountain City has also been protected by the enchantment left by the immortals, and in this troubled era where demons and demons are in charge, it can keep one side safe.
Grandma Sun saw that the young man gradually closed his eyes and fell asleep, and also got up to rest. Who knew that it would not be long after the old man left.
Yun Lanyan secretly got up. I got dressed, quietly pushed the door open and slipped out. I thought in my heart that the old Taoist priest had said during the day that he would worship at the immortal temple on the top of the mountain for one night, and he would leave tomorrow morning.
I often heard monks who were guests at home mention that at sunrise, if there is an opportunity to see the apparition of immortals on the top of the mountain outside the city.
This time he has to make his own choice, in case he really encounters an immortal manifestation that can cure his body, at least he has to try to ask the old Taoist priest to accept him as an apprentice, although the old Taoist looks intimidating, and he is also a very powerful person.
It's a pity that in his own body, Yun Lanyan remembered that he had overheard the servants at home mention it in private, all because when he was born, purple light suddenly condensed in the sky above the mansion, and a pink light crossed the sky like a meteor, and then triggered the demon enchantment of Thousand Mountains City, and the powder disappeared.
But the purple light was condensed, and the cry of the baby was also missing. Thinking about this all the way, I was already close to the city gate in a blink of an eye.
The road up the mountain is still a little familiar, after all, my mother will take Yun Lanyan to the top of the mountain to worship and pray for blessings every New Year.
Just as he was thinking, the woods and grass in front of him trembled, and there was a squirming sound. Yun Lanyan had the courage to approach little by little.
Suddenly, something sprang out of the grass and lay quietly on the ground. Rabbit! Seeing the rabbit running out of the woods through the moonlight, Yun Lanyan felt curious, and approached gently with a little excitement.
As a result, the rabbit was very alert, and when he saw someone approaching, he ran away. Yun Lanyan also chased after him without scruples at this time.
The rabbit was a very fast runner, moving from side to side in the woods, and was extremely nimble. In contrast, the thin boy was miserable, and he ran with great difficulty, gritting his teeth and holding on for a while, and the rabbit was gone.
Yun Lanyan looked around and found that he had arrived at a place he didn't know at all. There were trees on all sides, and I couldn't help but panic and walk back in the direction I had just walked.
I went around and didn't find my way around. Unconsciously walked into the depths of the woods. Yun Lanyan vaguely felt that there were eyes behind her staring at her.
Hurriedly turned around, and saw a cold gaze flickering in the dark woods. He rubbed his eyes and forgot about it.
I found that my eyes were gradually approaching me, but the eyes came out of the darkness, and in the moonlight, I saw a wolf, and the wolf's eyes were dark green.
Yun Lanyan exclaimed in fright, turned around and ran. The wolf seemed to be frightened by his cry, and for a moment he ran towards him.
How could a nine-year-old outrun a wolf? When fleeing in a panic, Yun Lanyan tripped over the raised roots and fell headlong in front of the tree.
He hurriedly sat up, leaned his back against the tree, and watched the wolf surround him step by step. I was so frightened that I forgot to breathe.
"Hehehe, young man, I smelled a delicious smell from your body from a long distance, and sure enough, yes." The voice was cold and sharp, and a ghost figure appeared in the woods behind the wolf.
"Knock knock" Yun Lanyan's heart beat violently, especially clear in this silent night. Seeing the ghost, his feet drifted off the ground, and he was drifting towards himself little by little.
The evil wolf also surrounded the outside, blocking Yun Lanyan's retreat. People often say that there are wolves in front and tigers in the back, but now he has ghosts in front and wolves in the back.
Yun Lanyan only saw the miserable white grimace clearly at this time, and there were blood stains on his eyes, ears, nose and mouth, and he would rather not see it if he could.
"Truly, your body will be mine in the future." When the female ghost opened her mouth to speak, a large amount of black gas gushed out, spilling on the ground but nowhere to be seen.
The female ghost floated half the distance, and suddenly raised her hands and pounced on Yun Lanyan. Yun Lanyan closed her eyes in fright and shouted, her hands waving in front of her.